Carrier profile · USDOT 1423618 · MC-538297 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RYAN'S EXPRESS FREIGHT INCORPORATED

13 power unitsavg 6.4 yrLocal · 1 statesSAN LEANDRO, CA100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-538297 ACTIVE
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 12.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 110 vehicle and 122 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 7.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

114 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈4.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
13
Inspections · 24 mo
122
Annualized
≈61 / yr
Coverage
≈4.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
.01measure
SMS · per-BASIC
11%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
38%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 1 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 11 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Mar 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo

15
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
6
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20203013
20192002
20173023
20162002
20152012
20111011
20071001
20051011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 30, 2020CA00Yes
Oct 29, 2020CA02Yes
Jan 10, 2020CA00Yes
Dec 18, 2019CA00Yes
Nov 20, 2019CA00Yes
Oct 16, 2017CA00Yes
Aug 9, 2017CA01Yes
Jan 25, 2017CA01Yes
Sep 30, 2016CA00Yes
Jan 11, 2016CA00Yes
Aug 6, 2015CA00Yes
Mar 2, 2015CA01Yes
Nov 9, 2011CA01Yes
Jan 23, 2007CA00Yes
Aug 2, 2005CA01Yes